Conflict in the womb

An American biologist claims that a pregnant woman and her foetus are constantly engaged in a struggle with each other

Will women in panchayats change Bengal?

West Bengal is making what could be another step towards village self-rule, where villagers, including women, will decide what is best for them, …

Only males need apply

With an increasing number of joint forest management projects being implemented, it is vital that forest departments become more gender sensitive.…

Who will help her learn?

Merely providing schools is not enough to educate the more than 197.34 million illiterate women in India. Far too often, girls have to drop out …

Defining environment stories

In the Western approach to stories on the environment, topics are wrapped in neat packages: from rainforests to big dams. But writing on rural …

Die Grnen

The Greens. Forebears of the present German Green party. What has happened to their ideals? Why is the party viewed just as a somnolent giant …

Silk route to success

With the launch of a sericulture project in Vidisha, a district in Madhya Pradesh, the lifestyle of the rural women undergoes a metamorphosis

Documentary review: Swaraj, the Little Republic

It is a well established practice for non-governmental organisations (ngos) to produce documentary films/videos. Over the last few years, some …

They write the wrongs

Daughters of sex workers run a magazine to tell their mothers’ stories  

61 women make it to Lok Sabha in 2014 against 59 in 2009

Not a single woman candidate has won from Jharkhand, Haryana

What women can expect

Will Modi take care that women do not become victims of economic progress?

Treating infections

A new vaccine can prevent urinary infections effectively

Just sweat it out

Exercise helps cut down the risk of breast cancer

Junky baby

WRONG CONNECTIONS

Tiffin career

Home-made and home-delivered food is a hit in Delhi

Nigeria is making progress with financial inclusion: Here’s how

The financial inclusion rate increased from 56.8% in 2016 to 63.2% in 2018

Fetching water from miles away increases risk of death: UK study

'Children of women who fetch water in this manner are especially disadvantaged'

Love's labour

The traditional dishes that pregnant women eat for centuries

`It is easy to die'

Women bear the brunt of Africa's urban disasters, such as the collapse of landfills

When it comes to urban disasters - both natural and otherwise - death has a gender

Breast cancer: Tracking down an elusive killer

Scientists are exploring various approaches to fight the deadliest cancer afflicting US women.

Overcoming the gender barrier

Several voluntary agencies are working to provide greater control over natural resource use.

Period probe

Contraceptive chaos